THE SHORT-HAIRED CAT 



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STANDARD OF EXCELLENCE FOR JUDGING THE 

 ROYAL CAT OF SIAM 



Head 



Ears . 



Eyes. . . . . 



Legs and feet . 

 Body and shape . 

 Coat ...... 



Condition and general appearance 

 Size ...... 



Colour and markings . 

 Tail . 



io Points 



5 99 



io 



5 



io ,, 



io 



. 10 

 r 



30 



. 5 

 Total 100 Points 



MEXICAN HAIRLESS CAT 



Since ^ writing the foregoing I have seen an 

 account of the above-named variety, which, as far as 

 my experience goes, is the most rare of any species of 

 domesticated cat. The article appeared in Animal 

 Life, to whom it was supplied by my friend, Mrs 

 H. C. Brooke, of Welling, and from her photograph 

 the illustration to the succeeding article on the Indian 

 Cat has been reproduced, which, I am sure, will be 

 interesting to many of my readers. 



Mrs Shuick, of Abuquerque, New Mexico, describes 

 them as follows : " These cats were obtained from Indians, 

 a few miles from here. The old Jesuit Fathers say they 



